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Introducing London's newest and greatest detective: Enola Holmes -
the book that inspired the film, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Read
the series before the new film lands! When Enola Holmes, sister to
the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has
disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search
of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when
she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a
young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her
shrewd older brothers - all while attempting to piece together
clues to her mother's strange disappearance. Amid all the mayhem,
will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her
mother? 'A story of a young girl who is empowered, capable, and
smart . . . the Enola Holmes book series conveys an impactful
message to kids and teenagers all over the world that you can do
anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting
and adventurous way.' - MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
A rip-roaring Roman mystery from Historical Association Young
Quills Award-winning author Ally Sherrick. PRAISE FOR BLACK POWDER
- WINNER OF THE HISTORIAL ASSOCIATION YOUNG QUILLS AWARD: ' ... a
wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulent year of the
gunpowder plot in Black Powder with impossibly divided loyalties.'
JULIA GOLDING, AUTHOR OF THE DIAMOND OF DRURY LANE 'With its
constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's story is almost as
complex as the pliot and counter-plot of the Gunpowder Treason
itself ... The writing is lively and the pace never flags.'
HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY Vita longs to write plays and poetry - but
as a high-born girl in Roman Londinium, her fate is sealed:
marriage and children. Then her father is murdered, her mother and
brother disappear, and Vita flees from a shadowy enemy. Disguised
as a slave at the gladiator's arena, she forges an unlikely bond
with Brea, a native Briton gladiatrix - and her wolf. Together,
they resolve to discover and bring the killer to justice before
Vita's identity is revealed ... A rip-roaring adventure set in
Roman London from the rising queen of middle-grade historical
fiction, Ally Sherrick Vita, nicknamed 'Little Owl' by her father,
is an unlikely hero - but when her father is murdered she has to
uncover the truth, even if it means finding unlikely friends Themes
of deceit, storytelling and fighting justice
Double the trouble! An original novel by Michael Rosen, told
alongside the Dickens classic that inspired it: Oliver Twist. Shona
and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules
are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without
realizing! It's a lot like how it is for Oliver Twist, that boy
she's reading about in English class. After Shona is unexpectedly
given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy
about the new boys she's met. Where did the phone come from? And
some gifts, she soon learns, aren't exactly free... Read two
stories at once - both illustrated by Tony Ross.
Ivar is tired of sitting on the sidelines making sails while other
men experience adventure on the high seas. He decides to take
matters into his own hands and stows away on Leif Erikson's ship.
Find out what adventures await Ivar and Leif on their expedition to
explore new lands.
A gripping football-filled adventure based in the Romani community
of 19th-century Sheffield. This action-packed story is told through
the eyes of young Lijah, as he navigates life and discovers
football and the legendary Rab Howell. "Quick history of Rab
Howell: born in a wagon on a camp like yours about thirty years
ago. He played for United and England, and was one of the best
players I ever saw." In this heart-stopping adventure, Richard
O'Neill shows us an important and intriguing time in Britain that's
sure to fascinate young readers. VOICES: A thrilling series
showcasing some of the UK's finest writers for young people. Voices
reflects the authentic, unsung stories of our past. Each story in
the series shows that, even in times of great upheaval, a myriad of
people have arrived on this island and made a home for themselves -
from Roman times to the present day.
Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a
breathtaking work of literature.--Booklist, starred review A
beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese
orphan's experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War
II. Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in
Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life
they've known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the
Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left
orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister
alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945
Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken
family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop
at nothing to get her little sister back. Literary and historically
insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII. Much
like the Newbery Honor book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha
Lai, Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky is powerful, poignant, and
ultimately hopeful. Christy Ottaviano Books
With his older brother gone to fight in the Great War and his
father prone to sudden rages, fourteen-year-old Stanley devotes
himself to taking care of the family's greyhound and puppies. Until
the morning Stanley wakes to find the puppies gone. Determined to
find his brother, Stanley runs away to join an increasingly
desperate army. Assigned to the experimental War Dog School,
Stanley is given a problematic Great Dane named Bones to train.
Against all odds, the pair excels, and Stanley is sent to France.
But in "Soldier Dog" by Sam Angus, the war in France is larger and
more brutal than Stanley ever imagined. How can one young boy
survive and find his brother with only a dog to help?
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Skin Taker
(Paperback)
Michelle Paver; Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen
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Run wild with Wolf Brother in a Stone Age world we all want to be a
part of with million-copy-selling author, Michelle Paver. Danger,
magic and non-stop adventure await Torak, Renn and Wolf in a
devastating Dark Time that threatens everything they know. The
Clans will be tested as never before, as they battle to find ways
to survive and thrive in their beloved Forest. In the Dark Time of
midwinter, disaster strikes the Forest. Chaos rules. Bears woken
from their dens prowl the shadowy valleys. Desperate clans battle
for survival. Only demons thrive. With their world in turmoil,
Torak, Renn and Wolf are tested as never before. And as a new evil
haunts the devastated land, Torak must risk his sanity, his life
and even his souls to save everything he loves... Skin Taker
carries you back to the Stone Age, drawing you deeper into the
astonishing adventure which began with Wolf Brother and has
captivated millions of readers.
A Sequel to Swiss Family Robinson from the author of Heidi
The work known as the "Swiss Family Robinson" has long enjoyed a
well-merited popularity, and has been perused by a multitude of
readers, young and old, with profit as well as pleasure. A Swiss
clergyman resolved to better his fortune by emigration. He embarked
with his wife and four sons -- the latter ranging from eight to
fifteen years of age -- for one of the newly-discovered islands in
the Pacific Ocean. Along the coast of New Guinea they encountered a
violent storm arose, and finally cast it a wreck upon an unknown
coast. The present volume is virtually a continuation of this
narrative. The careers of the four sons -- Frank, Ernest, Fritz,
and Jack -- are taken up where the preceding chronicler left them
off. . . .
An endangered forest. An abandoned snow leopard. A child who only
feels comfortable talking to animals. When fates collide, the
unbelievable can happen ... 'Put me in mind of Dodi Smith and
Gerald Durrell at their very best - enchanting and thrilling in
equal measure.' Piers Torday 'Reads like a classic. I loved it.'
Pam Munoz Ryan Maggie's stutter makes going to school hard. She
will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class - even if that
leads to trouble. Sent to stay in the depths of Cornwall with a
grandfather she barely knows, Maggie discovers an abandoned snow
leopard hiding in the nearby Wildoak Forest. Sheltered by the
ancient trees, the two of them build an understanding in secret.
But when the cub is spotted by local villagers, danger follows -
threatening everything she has come to believe in. Can Maggie find
an answer before time runs out - not just for the cub, but for
herself and the forest as well? An enticing, classic new voice in
children's fiction - perfect for fans of Natasha Farrant or Melissa
Harrison Told in alternating voices, Wildoak shimmers with life as
it explores the delicate interconnectedness of the human, animal
and natural worlds The bond between a troubled child and an
abandoned snow leopard is at the heart of this emotional and
atmospheric story set in the 1960s
More than anything, young Blaze wants to be a man of his Sinagua
tribe. He dreams of being a great hunter and warrior. But his
people of the Great Cliff are a peaceful farming tribe and believe
that learning the skills of war will anger the gods and worsen the
drought that already threatens all the peoples of the desert. And
then, on his first great journey, Blazed discovers the great
Hohokam people and their game of guayball, a brutal and exciting
sport played by both boys and men. Drawn to that culture which
respects fighters above all others, Blaze must decide where his
true spirit lies. Enjoy the excitement, passion and danger of the
final days of America's great cliff dwellings. In a world
threatened by drought and war, one boy strives to grow up, and do
the right thing for himself and his people.
In the fall of 1357, a Flemish weaver travels around the
countryside in England, at the request of the king, seeking
apprentices to learn his trade. During this time, however, many
Englishmen prefer the easy wealth gained from war and pillaging to
learning to work diligently with their hands. Along the way the
weaver meets a prosperous wool merchant with two sons-big, strong,
sixteen-year-old Roger and small, crippled, thirteen-year-old Tom.
The merchant is eager to advance his elder son but the weaver feels
drawn to the intelligence of young Tom who is seen only as a burden
and a curse. When Roger suddenly disappears one evening, the weaver
sees his opportunity to help Tom, but Tom's father is not at all
sure he should agree to the weaver's startling plan. Through many
unexpected events, Tom must learn how even a crippled boy can serve
God and be a true help to his family and his country.
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My Contrary Mary
(Paperback)
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
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'I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but
they weren't the same.' Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and
she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club
production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook
she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in
a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange
happens. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the
same, but everything around her is completely different to what she
knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie
Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! Will
she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she
ever be able to make it back to her family? A heart-warming time
travel adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved,
bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Discover Jacqueline Wilson's other
bestselling titles: Little Stars Emerald Star Hetty Feather Project
Fairy The Runaway Girls
A snow-dusted love story. In the Autumn of 1931, eighteen-year-old
Freya Trevelyan runs away from her home in Cornwall to follow her
dream of becoming an actress. When she is invited to join a
theatrical company about to head out on tour, Freya thinks the path
to success is clear, and, amidst all the glamour and bustle of
stage life, she finds - for the first time - a place to belong. But
can reality ever live up to her expectations? What if her life -
and falling in love - turn out to be nothing like she planned? An
enchanting coming of age romance about following your dreams - even
when they aren't quite what you expected. Praise for A Sky Painted
Gold: 'The perfect comfort read' Ella Risbridger, author of
Midnight Chicken 'Pure escapism ... a wildly romantic, delicious
indulgence' OBSERVER 'A brilliant, beautiful book' Louise O'Neill,
author of The Surface Breaks 'Perfect for glamour-soaked summer
escapism' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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